(If you can't imagine what a caterpillar-Kiana looks like, I recommend watching the Honkai Impact 3rd chibi anime "Valkyrie's Dining Escapades")
"Ryn!"
Kiana wriggled over, jumped, and tackled Ryn to the ground, chuckling as she nuzzled his face.
"Kiana~"
Ryn waved his hand, ordering Judah to release Kiana.
Once Judah let go, Ryn took the opportunity to embrace Kiana, slowly feeling the warmth from her body and sniffing her scent.
Kiana also freed her hands and pressed one against Ryn's chest.
"Hm...? Ryn?"
Kiana suddenly stopped nuzzling him. Her big eyes were now filled with confusion and doubt, her small mouth agape in surprise.
"What's wrong?" Ryn blinked. Could it be that Kiana had also discovered his affair?
Kiana's gaze slowly softened, and she gently lay on Ryn's chest without another word. She suddenly became quiet, like a mischievous child who had matured in an instant.
"Kiana...? What is it? Don't be like this, you're scaring me..."
"It's nothing..."
Kiana said no more, closed her eyes, and lay quietly on Ryn.
Ryn rested his chin lightly on Kiana's head, holding her gently.
The two of them lay there quietly on the floor, without words or excessive movements, simply holding each other.
Theresa watched as Judah, now back in human form, walked to her side. She didn't know whether to be worried or angry.
Although Ryn's disappearance was the trigger, and now that he was back, Kiana had calmed down, what if something else happened and Kiana had another outburst?
Theresa paced back and forth anxiously. Kika raised Sabayon and lightly tapped Theresa on the head.
"Ouch! Kika, what was that for?"
"Shh! This isn't the time to be worrying about trivial things. On the way back, tell me everything that happened while Ryn and I were gone."
Kika rolled her eyes at Theresa, then gestured for Judah to bind Theresa and take her away.
If Judah were still in its cross weapon form, Theresa would have a lot of say. But with Judah back in human form... Theresa had the least authority compared to everyone else...
Judah picked Theresa up by the waist, tucked her under its arm, and covered her mouth for good measure. After that was done, Judah nodded at Kika.
"Let's go. This is their moment, we shouldn't disturb them."
"Mm... Fine, fine. I was going to talk about some things, but it seems unnecessary now."
Kika shrugged helplessly. She had planned to talk about Durandal, but seeing how things were, it was better to drop it.
There was still plenty of time. It was best not to bring up sad or unpleasant things during such a moving reunion!
Kika raised her hand, made a gun shape, and "shot" at the locations of all the cameras in the lab.
Yiselian, Himeko, and the others, who were observing the lab through the monitors and analyzing the data, clearly saw Kika's gesture and silently turned off all the surveillance in the lab.
After all, Kika outranked them and could give them direct orders, and besides...
If Yiselian and the others didn't turn off the surveillance, Kika would definitely fire a shot from Sabayon at the surveillance room to help them turn it off.
Although Kiana and Ryn would certainly not do anything embarrassing right away, Kika didn't like her friends being monitored.
She had very few friends, so she cherished every single one.
After everyone had left, and after a brief, quiet, and tender moment, Kiana propped herself up on Ryn's chest, sat up, then leaned down slightly to meet Ryn's gaze.
"You were gone for so long... so long... so long that I can't even see through it... It must have been tiring... It must have been very tiring, right?"
Although Kiana couldn't control time, she could vaguely sense that time had left a deep mark on Ryn...
This was different from the traces of long years on Squad Leader Fu Hua; it was the chaos of the past and future reversing and flowing backwards...
The girl's eyes shimmered, and tears fell one by one, landing on Ryn's cheek. They slid down his face and onto the cold floor, blossoming into gentle ice flowers.
Ryn reached out to stroke Kiana's face, gently wiping away her tears. The sight of the girl crying so vulnerably made Ryn's heart ache as if pierced by needles.
"I'm sorry, this wasn't what I wanted... But as long as I thought of you, thought of all of you still here, thought of you waiting for me to come back... it wasn't tiring at all.
Kiana... you gave me the motivation to face everything. My entire existence is because of you... mmmph..."
Kiana covered Ryn's mouth with her hand, a flash of gentle anger in her beautiful eyes.
"Don't say things like that! You are you. Don't say that everything you are is because of me...
Never think about changing yourself to please others. Those were your words to me!"
"But... my everything is all of you!"
Ryn pulled Kiana's hand away and drew her towards him. Kiana lost her balance and fell, her lips meeting Ryn's as he tilted his head up.
Kiana slowly closed her eyes, kissing Ryn.
No... Ryn is *my* everything! Maybe if I had never met Ryn, my life would have been completely different... but now we are completely inseparable. Without me, Ryn still has Mei and Kika... but without Ryn, I truly have nothing...
Kiana gently bit Ryn's restless little tongue, making him retract it in pain, and they broke their deep kiss.
A glistening thread of saliva dripped from the corners of their mouths, wetting the collar of Ryn's shirt and his cheek.
Kiana straddled Ryn's waist, cupped his face, and kissed him deeply.
This time, it was Kiana who took the lead...
Ryn wasn't as naughty as Kiana. He gently sucked and entwined his tongue with hers, greedily savoring her warmth and softness.
After a long, deep kiss, Ryn used a black hole to capture both himself and Kiana, teleporting them away from St. Freya High School's underground restricted area.
The two of them appeared in their small house in the former Nagazora City. This was their home.
Due to the effects of the Third Honkai War, almost no one remained in Nagazora City.
Not long after Ryn and Kiana appeared, Kukulkan also descended nearby, its wings enveloping the small house, keeping the Honkai Beasts at bay and creating a quiet, safe space for the two of them.
Ryn and Kiana lay on the bed, their eyes reflecting only each other.
"Kiana, I'll tell you a secret. I really was a Savior in another world~"
"Really? The story of a Savior must be amazing! I want to hear it, I want to hear it!"
"Then I'll begin~ It was a distant past, when the world was shrouded in a black fog, and death spots that ravaged all living things hung high in the sky..."
Kiana became the most devoted listener, resting her head on Ryn's arm, quietly listening to the story of the Fire Moth on that land, who pursued an illusory hope, determined to fall on the path chasing the light.
"No one would buy a story like that, so... Kiana, the night has grown deep~"
"What do you mean! I actually quite liked it, and besides, it's just your Kukulkan blocking out the sun with its wings!"
Kiana playfully punched Ryn, then burst into happy laughter, her eyes curving into little crescent moons.
"This time, I will make sure you won't forget the taste of me, not even in a thousand, or ten thousand years."
"Hmph, Kiana, don't overestimate yourself. I've been holding back for so long, I definitely won't stop so easily."
"My strength alone might be weak, but with Ryn here, it's like having the strength of a thousand! What's more..."
Kiana smiled slightly, closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, one was gold and the other was blue.
"This is the first time we've reached a consensus. Prepare to die, Ryn!"